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The state of Missouri is scheduled to execute Marcellus Williams on August 22 despite a lack of solid evidence used to secure his conviction and a new report from a DNA expert that his lawyers argue supports his claim to innocence.“The death penalty is abhorrent in any circumstance, and as we
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Sammantha AllenThe convicted murderer inadvertently became one of Arizona's capital punishment pioneers when she was hung 87 years ago for killing a Tucson rancher.On February 21, 1930, she approached the gallows and remained silent and stoic before her hanging. But then something went awry. The
Ruben Ramirez CardenasA Mexican national on Texas death row for the rape-slaying of his 16-year-old cousin in the Rio Grande Valley more than 20 years ago has received an execution date.HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Mexican national on Texas death row for the rape-slaying of his 16-year-old cousin in17
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Screenshot from "Apprentice" (2016) by Junfeng BooUnder Malaysian law, capital punishment (the death penalty) is mandatory for the crime of murder, drug trafficking, kidnapping and several other offences. Since 1992, at least 651 convicted persons (Malaysians) have been given the death penalty17
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Medieval punishments: Public execution in IranFrance condemns the execution in Iran, on August 10, of Alireza Tajiki, a minor at the time of the events and at the time of his sentencing, and expresses its concerns about reports of the imminent execution of Mehdi Bohlouli,
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Mehrab Eyvazi (Photo: NCRI)NCRI - Mehrab Eyvazi, an adolescent who was arrested at the age of 17 with nine others, was sentenced to death by the regime's court for murder. According to reports, in addition to being severely beaten and mayhem in a police station, he is also
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Marcellus WilliamsThe Missouri Supreme Court will not stop next week's scheduled execution of Marcellus Williams, it said Tuesday.The court said it will not review the new evidence that Marcellus Williams' attorney submitted Monday, but gave no explanation why.Kent Gipson had argued that said a16
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President Rodrigo Duterte (left) and President Joko WidodoIndonesia's President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo is again urging an increase in efforts to fight illegal drugs in the country.Jokowi said police should shoot foreign drug dealers who "resist arrest." He added that the country is in a
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In a new filing, Neal Katyal is asking the high court to consider Arizona’s death penalty law — and whether the death penalty itself is unconstitutional.WASHINGTON — One of the country’s top lawyers is asking the Supreme Court to take up a case that could reshape — or even end —
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Additional District and Sessions Judge A S Waghmare on Monday awarded capital punishment to Manoj Atram, Devidas Atram, Yadhavrao Tekam, Punaji Atram, Ramchandra Atram, Motiram Atram and Yashodabai Meshram in the sensational Sapna Palaskar human sacrifice case.The convicts are the residents of15
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Joe D’AmbrosioOne day after Independence Day this summer, former death row inmate Joe D'Ambrosio celebrated his freedom by starting a Change.org petition to stop 27 executions in Ohio.D'Ambrosio was exonerated from Ohio's death row when he was 50. He was convicted for a murder he didn't commit15
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The violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville reflects the dangerous, open-the-floodgates culture that having a Bully-in-Chief in the White House has created in America.Hundreds of protesters descended upon Charlottesville, Virginia, on August 12, 2017 for a “Unite the Right” rally.The18
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday acquitted two death row convicts languishing in prison for around twelve years for murdering a man in the name of honour, ARY News reported. Aijaz Ahmed and Shahid Iqbal were condemned to death by a trial court for killing a man for honour in Hafizabad18
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Fort Smith (KFSM) -- December 1994, Melissa Witt disappeared from the Fort Smith Bowling World parking lot. Reports show police found her vehicle and signs of a struggle.Her body was discovered a month later near Turner Bend in the Ozark National Forest. The murder of a 19-year-old college student17
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The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of a couple, sentenced to death in a case of sacrificing a two-year-old boy.A bench headed by Justice Dipak Misra admitted the appeal filed by the condemned prisoners, Ishwari Lal Yadav, and his wife Kiran Bai, whose death penalty was confirmed by the17
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Steven HayneThis week, the controversial former Mississippi medical examiner Steven Hayne testified at a hearing for Jeffrey Havard. Havard was convicted in 2002 of sexually assaulting and shaking to death Chloe Britt, the 6-month-old daughter of Havard’s live-in girlfriend. Havard has always
Eight prisoners were hanged in one day in Rajai Shahr Prison while another prisoner at this prison is in imminent danger of execution. Iran Human Rights (AUG 17 2017): On Wednesday August 16, eight prisoners were reportedly hanged at Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison on murder charges. Another prisoner16
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Corrections officials plan to use etomidate as a substitute for midazolam.The court's majority said Asay had not shown that the introduction of the drug etomidate into the execution process put him at risk of suffering, in violation of the U.S. Constitution.Corrections officials plan to use16
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Nusakam Bangan prison island, IndonesiaWaves of executions are part of Indonesian President Joko Widodo's hard line on drug convicts. Australians best remember those of Bali Nine leaders Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, shot by firing squad in 2015 despite all efforts to save them. With more than16
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Bali's Kerobokan prisonJakarta: Bali nine drug mule Renae Lawrence is expected to have her jail sentence cut by six months which would see her complete her prison term by the middle of next year.However it is likely she will serve an additional six months behind bars rather than pay
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URGENT ACTIONIhar Hershankou and Siamion Berazhnoy were convicted and sentenced to death by the Mahiliou Regional Court, in eastern Belarus, on 21 July 2017.Theirs are the 2nd and 3rd death sentences imposed in Belarus in 2017.Write a letter, send an email, call, fax or tweet:* Urging the15
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A jury that found a former Dent County sheriff's deputy and state correctional officer guilty of murdering his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend couldn't decide Saturday whether he should be put to death for his crimes - a decision a judge must now make.On Thursday, the jury found Marvin Rice
Medieval and barbaric punishmentsOne of the prisoners was 17 when he committed the alleged "crime"Seven prisoners sentenced to death in Gohar Dasht (Rajaieh Shahr) Prison in Karaj, have been transferred to solitary confinement. These victims are faced with an imminent death threat.Mehdi Bohlouli
Arkansas' death chamberLITTLE ROCK -- Arkansas has a new supply of a controversial lethal injection drug months after the state put four men to death over an eight-day period, officials said Thursday, as a spokesman said the governor planned to set an execution date for an inmate.Attorney General17
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Nevada's death chamberLawyers for a Nevada prisoner who's volunteered to be executed are challenging the state in court for not disclosing more details about how they plan to put him to death, saying the lack of vetting could mean the state's first execution in more than a decade is
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A federal grand jury indicted James Bradley, Jr. on five criminal charges Wednesday for his role transporting dozens of undocumented immigrants in an unventilated, crowded semi truck in July. The incident left ten passengers dead.The indictment included charges of "conspiracy to transport aliens"
Mississippi: A new supply of execution drugs.JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi prison officials have obtained new supplies of execution drugs, which could allow the state to carry out lethal injections after some other drugs expired, they said in court papers.The state provided that information16
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Myanmar migrant workers Zaw Lin (L) and Win Zaw HtunCHIANG MAI, Thailand – Five months after the District Court of Appeal in Koh Samui, Thailand, turned down an appeal for two Burmese migrant workers sentenced to death, the legal defense team
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A prisoner was reportedly hanged at Shirvan Prison on murder charges. 2 prisoners were reportedly hanged at Zanjan Central Prison on drug related charges.According to close sources, the executions in Zanjan were carried out on the morning of Tuesday August 8, and the prisoners have been identified16
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D. Trump with traditional Saudi sword dancers during a welcome ceremony.Rights groups urge Trump to intervene on cases they say hinge on coerced confessions and flawed trialsWith the fate of 14 men facing execution in Saudi Arabia hanging in the balance, rights groups and
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Marcellus WilliamA request for a stay of execution was filed Monday for a Missouri death row inmate who's slated to die next week.New tests show that Marcellus Williams' DNA was not found on the knife that was used in the 1998 killing of former St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter Felicia Gayle15
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New pictures of a man being thrown off a roof for being gay, Syria.The terrorist group known as ISIS has released pictures of a man being thrown off a roof in Syria.Thousands of LGBT people have been displaced in Iraq and Syria, as the terrorist group known as ISIS (Islamic State
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Also facing execution is Mujtaba al-Sweikat, a young Saudi manwho was to attend Western Michigan University before his arrest.Saudi Arabia's new crown prince hopes to transform the kingdom and modernize society, but the planned execution of 14 Shiite protesters charged with violence against15
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NCRI - Two young 20- and 19-year-old prisoners from Afghanistan were sentenced to death in central prison of Zahedan, Southeast Iran, on the charges of armed robbery from a financial institution.According to reports, they were subjected to intense physical and mental torture in the prison, in